The TV personality, author and chef's recent 'Ask Me Anything' (AMA) segment on the user-generated website had Bourdain doing what he does best: Telling it like it is. He also showed some appreciation for Canada's food scene in the process.

One Redditor asked, "Hey Tony, where would you rank Joe Beef in your list of favourite restaurants? And where would you rank Montreal among other "food cities"?

Bourdain responded with some glowing praise.

"I LOVE Joe Beef, LOVE Montreal. And think Martin Picard is a genius. I'm all about Quebec," he wrote.

"How was your visit to Montreal? Did you enjoy McMillans [sic] spots?" another reader asked.

"Dave McMillan and Fred Morin are brilliant, bon vivant, scholarly chefs par excellence. AND they look good in Speedos. If you are lucky enough to have them as friends, you are very lucky indeed. HIGHLY recommend JOE BEEF and LIVERPOOL HOUSE in Montreal. They are my mentors in Quebec," Bourdain responded.

"It speaks of a personal agenda so deranged or corrupted as the [sic] throw the entire enterprise into disrepute. Both restaurants are in fact, Canada's best and most Influential cultural ambassadors," he wrote in a widely-circulated email.